Hypocrisy on flood relief funds

A road crew works on a stretch of highway washed out by flooding along the South Platte River near Greeley on Sept. 14. (John Wark, The Associated Press)

It boggles the mind! Colorado’s Republican, small-gummint representatives, Scott Tipton, Cory Gardner, Mike Coffman and Doug Lamborn, happily signed onto a plea for extra flood relief funding from the federal government. Yes, the much-hated Washington, the self-same “bloated bureaucracy” they so detest on a daily basis. It is hard to find appropriate words, but “hypocritical, shameless, myopic and brazen” come to mind. You can’t have it both ways, lads.

Chuck Shaw, Crested Butte

This letter was published in the Sept. 21 edition.

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Surely someone by now is keeping a list of all the GoOPers who voted down disaster funds for others but come groveling for their own. And surely they tallied votes from other parties and there is a comparison graph.

Best,

D

#2 Comment By Robtf777 On September 20, 2013 @ 7:05 pm

“Hypocrisy”???? Really????

One can denounce the supposed waste of Socialism-Welfare-State programs such as Obamacare, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamps……..and denounce the NSA, DEA, USPS as examples of waste in the Government……and rile against the BILLIONS/TRILLIONS spent on NASA……and/or denounce the complete incompetence and low approval ratings Congress has…….and even denounce the editorials and commentaries and Letters and Posts (such as this one) the Denver Post lowers itself to print……..

………..while gladly accepting any and all the “free money” the Government is passing out…….accepting their Social Security Checks…..being on Medicare/caid…..working FOR the NSA, DEA, USPS……working FOR NASA…….and either working IN Congress or contemplating running for a Congressional Office…….and even paying money to actually subscribe to the Denver Post.

There is a difference between being “hypocritical” and being “completely asinine.”

And NOT accepting any and all “free money” and “help” the Government is gladly willing to dole out……would be completely asinine…….even as one rallies to end the “free dole of free money” IN THE FUTURE.

Accepting any and all “free money” the Government is gladly willing to dole out for “free”……is actually Very, Very Smart…..even if those who accept it actually are campaigning to END the doling out of “free” money IN THE FUTURE.

Campaigning for the END or the REDUCTION of the amount of money The Government gives out IN THE FUTURE has no practical application for “not accepting” what the Government doles out NOW……..

………except to those who want “others” to “make a point” and “be an example”……while any and all money that one does NOT accept……simply goes to someone else or some other State.

Point Blank: The National Debt right now is almost $17 Trillion.

If Obama and the Feds are going to raise it to $18 Trillion…..or $20 Trillion…..with the idea that they are going to spend all that money whether or not Colorado accepts and takes a portion of it as “flood relief”……then the SMART thing is to TAKE THE MONEY……even as you rally against Government Spending and the Raising of the National Debt and the Annual Deficits.

Yeah…..some people are going to cry “hypocrites”……when, in fact, it is only common sense and the smart thing to do.

#3 Comment By peterpi On September 20, 2013 @ 8:22 pm

Wasn’t there some congressperson from OK who haughtily argued against disaster relief for PA, denouncing out-of-control spending, talking about small government, talking about the importance of principles even while suffering exists, …
And then shamelessly with a straight face begged for disaster relief after horrific OK tornadoes?

#4 Comment By Tbone On September 21, 2013 @ 8:41 am

All four of our esteemed republican legislators voted against aid to Hurricane Sandy. Fking hypocritical sociopaths.

#5 Comment By Tbone On September 21, 2013 @ 8:42 am

All four of these douches voted against Hurricane Sandy relief.

#6 Comment By mrfxx On September 21, 2013 @ 9:17 am

Which part of the Colorado GOP contingent VOTED AGAINST disaster relief for others but are more than willing to accept it for THEIR constituents was unclear to you? That is the limited scope of this letter – but then you seem to have a problem limiting YOUR scope!

#7 Comment By chaka419 On September 21, 2013 @ 11:04 am

Well I guess they should do what the Dems did. Attache a whole bunch of pork that has nothing to do with releif for the flood victims but. That is why they originally voted no on the disater bill for Sandy. Get rid of the pork and just authorize the money for the victims. But alas, libs know no other way.

#8 Comment By Robtf777 On September 21, 2013 @ 11:32 am

“It boggles the mind! Colorado’s Republican, small-gummint
representatives, Scott Tipton, Cory Gardner, Mike Coffman and Doug
Lamborn, happily signed onto a plea for extra flood relief funding from
the federal government. Yes, the much-hated Washington, the self-same
“bloated bureaucracy” they so detest on a daily basis. It is hard to
find appropriate words, but “hypocritical, shameless, myopic and brazen”
come to mind. You can’t have it both ways, lads.”

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Spitooe…..of course they can.

Anyone play poker?

While some people may favor a straight game, others play “deuces and one-eyed Jacks are wild”…….and you play by the rules the dealer and/or the game establishes……while waiting for your time to come around and you’re the dealer and you can establish the rules for that hand or that game.

It would be absolutely……FOOLISH…..for a “poker purist” to be looking at hand that contains a “wild card” or two that could potentially make a winning hand…….and fold because he doesn’t want to appear to be “hypocritical.”

One plays by the rules that are established……even if you don’t like the rules……..and are waiting your turn to be the “rule setter” so you can change those rules into more of the “pure form” your ideology holds.

Otherwise……you simply are a fool……who will lose money while everyone else wins.

The “hypocritical” GOP are neither “hypocrites” not are they “fools”……but are playing by the rules others have established……even as they are trying to rally everyone around to changing the rules into a more “purer” form of what actually made this country the Great Nation it WAS…….before personal responsibility…….and one’s responsibility to their family, friends, and neighbors……..and coming together as a community……and private charities…….was replaced by the Socialistic Welfare State of Cradle to Grave Government “Free Money”………that has lead to Trillion-Dollar Annual Deficits, a $17 Trillion Dollar National Debt…….and the whine and cry that Social Security and Medicare/caid are running out of money.

To repeat: When it comes to playing poker or accepting Flood Relief Money from The Federal Government…….one plays by the rules that are established……even if you don’t like the rules……..and are waiting your turn to be the “rule setter” so you can change those rules into more of the “pure form” your ideology
holds.

Otherwise……you simply are a fool……who will lose money while everyone else wins.